In 100 career plate appearances against the Reds, the Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. is batting .360 with five homers and an OPS of 1.059.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. will miss the upcoming 2025 MLB Speedway Classic and two other games of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.
Acuna was removed from the Braves' game Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals with right Achilles tightness. He was wearing a walking boot after the game, and is headed to the injured list, per multiple reports.
Acuna is batting .309 with 14 home runs and 26 RBIs in 235 plate appearances over 54 games this season. He made his season debut in late May, and hasn't faced the Reds this season.
In 100 career plate appearances against the Reds, Acuna is batting .360 with five homers, seven stolen bases and an OPS of 1.059. Acuna made his MLB debut at GABP in 2018, and hit his first career home run in Cincinnati.
The Reds and Braves meet at Great American Ball Park Thursday night (July 31) and Friday afternoon (August 1) before playing in Saturday's MLB Speedway Classic.
MLB announced July 28 that the 2025 Speedway Classic at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway is set to break its regular-season attendance record with more than 85,000 tickets sold to date.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ronald Acuna injures Achilles, to miss Braves-Reds, Speedway Classic
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